What was your favorite tale and why?
What tale was confusing or seemed old, like you had heard it before? or What was your least favorite?
What was the moral of each story?
Which tale confirmed a suspicion you had about something that happened in the Harry Potter books?
Did you like the J.K. Rowling illustrations? Do you think she should have done the illustrations for the Harry Potter books? What did you learn about the stories from her pictures?
How did you feel about Dombledore’s editorial notes? Did they add to the story? Did you like them? Were they useless or did the comments help you to understand the tale? What was his best joke? What was funny in the notes?
What was the biggest surprise? Greatest delight? Largest disappointment?
How did the Tales increase your enjoyment of the seven novels? Was there something in the presentation or notes to “The Tale of Three Brothers” that helped you understand what the Trio experienced in hearing the story at the Lovegood’s place in the novel?
Were there any references to controversies in the novels? Snape as Vampire? Harry’s wand, cloak, stone? Memerson?
Talk about Dumbledore’s last sentence, “Clever as I am, I remain just as big a fool as anyone else.”
JKR quote at beginning of the book: “Those who perform magic find it just as hard to solve their problems as we do.”
Do you think fairy tales should be rewritten or edited to make them more appropriate for children?
How would you use what you learned from the story to make decisions in your life?
Propose an alternative ending to one of the tales.
Were there any errors in the tales?
What choice would you have made in ?????
What scenes or images do you remember?
Was this book important to you? Why or why not?
What was the biggest thing you learned
What was the most interesting part?
What would you say about this book to someone who hasn’t read it?
Would you recommend this book to another student? My Notes – Tales of Beedle the Bard.doc
What tale was confusing or seemed old, like you had heard it before? or What was your least favorite?
What was the moral of each story?
Which tale confirmed a suspicion you had about something that happened in the Harry Potter books?
Did you like the J.K. Rowling illustrations? Do you think she should have done the illustrations for the Harry Potter books? What did you learn about the stories from her pictures?
How did you feel about Dombledore’s editorial notes? Did they add to the story? Did you like them? Were they useless or did the comments help you to understand the tale? What was his best joke? What was funny in the notes?
What was the biggest surprise? Greatest delight? Largest disappointment?
How did the Tales increase your enjoyment of the seven novels? Was there something in the presentation or notes to “The Tale of Three Brothers” that helped you understand what the Trio experienced in hearing the story at the Lovegood’s place in the novel?
Were there any references to controversies in the novels? Snape as Vampire? Harry’s wand, cloak, stone? Memerson?
Talk about Dumbledore’s last sentence, “Clever as I am, I remain just as big a fool as anyone else.”
JKR quote at beginning of the book: “Those who perform magic find it just as hard to solve their problems as we do.”
Do you think fairy tales should be rewritten or edited to make them more appropriate for children?
How would you use what you learned from the story to make decisions in your life?
Propose an alternative ending to one of the tales.
Were there any errors in the tales?
What choice would you have made in ?????
What scenes or images do you remember?
Was this book important to you? Why or why not?
What was the biggest thing you learned
What was the most interesting part?
What would you say about this book to someone who hasn’t read it?
Would you recommend this book to another student?